Question 1

There are no minimal pairs in American Sign Language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In the Comoro Islands, household space is often divided into areas separated by

Accepted Answer

A) social class. 
B) gender. 
C) age. 
D) race. 
A) social class. 
B) gender. 
C) age. 
D) race. B

Question 3

For Americans, personal space typically ranges ________.

Accepted Answer

A) from zero to eighteen inches 
B) from eighteen inches to four feet 
C) from four to twelve feet 
D) anything over twelve feet 
A) from zero to eighteen inches 
B) from eighteen inches to four feet 
C) from four to twelve feet 
D) anything over twelve feet B

Question 4

The term used to describe hand shape and orientation in phonemic analysis of American Sign language is

Accepted Answer

A) dez. 
B) tab. 
C) sig. 
D) fist. 
A) dez. 
B) tab. 
C) sig. 
D) fist.

Question 5

Which statement below is true of American Sign Language?

Accepted Answer

A) It is based on spoken English. 
B) It is composed mostly of pantomime and fingerspelling. 
C) Its modality allows it to have a (theoretically)unlimited number of pronouns. 
D) It has phonology and morphology but lacks syntax. 
A) It is based on spoken English. 
B) It is composed mostly of pantomime and fingerspelling. 
C) Its modality allows it to have a (theoretically)unlimited number of pronouns. 
D) It has phonology and morphology but lacks syntax.

Question 6

The term coined by anthropologist Ray Birdwhist ell in the 1950s to describe the study of body movements is

Accepted Answer

A) spaciology. 
B) proxemics. 
C) kinesics. 
D) tweeting. 
A) spaciology. 
B) proxemics. 
C) kinesics. 
D) tweeting.

Question 7

Edward T. Hall proposed four kinds of proxemically relevant spaces, or body distances, that could be compared between cultures. In order from smallest (closest)to largest (furthest), they are

Accepted Answer

A) social, public, personal, intimate. 
B) i ntimate, social, personal, public. 
C) personal, intimate, public, social. 
D) i ntimate, personal, social, public. 
A) social, public, personal, intimate. 
B) i ntimate, social, personal, public. 
C) personal, intimate, public, social. 
D) i ntimate, personal, social, public.

Question 8

Describe how social factors such as gender and power affect nonverbal behavior in U.S. culture (or another culture that you know well).

Accepted Answer

In U.S. culture, social factors such as

Question 9

Sign language components, such as different kinds of hand shape, placement, and movement, used to be called "cheremes," but nowadays they are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) handemes. 
B) gesturemes. 
C) kinemes. 
D) primes. 
A) handemes. 
B) gesturemes. 
C) kinemes. 
D) primes.

Question 10

According to Hickey and Thompson, the invisible bubble that surrounds the modern cowboy is oversized by "typical" American standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Kinesic systems do not evolve and change over time like language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the big difference between spoken languages and signed languages?

Accepted Answer

A) their modalities 
B) their ability to change over time 
C) their expressive ability 
D) their grammaticality 
A) their modalities 
B) their ability to change over time 
C) their expressive ability 
D) their grammaticality

Question 13

The term used to describe hand placement in phonemic analysis of American Sign Language is

Accepted Answer

A) dez. 
B) tab. 
C) sig. 
D) height. 
A) dez. 
B) tab. 
C) sig. 
D) height.

Question 14

Gestures that convey emotion, such as smiles or frowns, are called

Accepted Answer

A) i llustrators. 
B) emblems. 
C) affect displays. 
D) adaptors. 
A) i llustrators. 
B) emblems. 
C) affect displays. 
D) adaptors.

Question 15

S ign language never has its own grammar. Instead its grammar is copied from whatever spoken language it is model ed after. Example: A SL uses English grammar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Many users of spoken languages consider sign languages "artificial," not "natural".   Discuss the basis of this belief, and, using the tools of linguistic anthropology, identify the support for the idea that sign languages may be natural languages.

Accepted Answer

The belief that sign languages are "arti

Question 17

According to recent research by linguistic anthropologists, sign language

Accepted Answer

A) is the origin of human language. 
B) does not exhibit duality of patterning. 
C) is based on written language. 
D) are languages, just like spoken languages. 
A) is the origin of human language. 
B) does not exhibit duality of patterning. 
C) is based on written language. 
D) are languages, just like spoken languages.

Question 18

Most ________ appear to mimic the syntax of the spoken language of the communities that use them.

Accepted Answer

A) complex gestural systems 
B) sign languages 
C) proxemic systems 
D) kinesic systems 
A) complex gestural systems 
B) sign languages 
C) proxemic systems 
D) kinesic systems

Question 19

Gestures that facilitate the release of body tension, such as the nervous foot-shuffling of people who would probably rather be leaving, are called

Accepted Answer

A) adaptors. 
B) illustrators. 
C) regulators. 
D) emblems. 
A) adaptors. 
B) illustrators. 
C) regulators. 
D) emblems.

Question 20

Flat hand, fist hand, index hand, and cupped hand in ASL are

Accepted Answer

A) examples of dez phonemes. 
B) types of sig. 
C) comparable to vowels in spoken language. 
D) interchangeable with one another and have no impact on the meaning of the sign. 
A) examples of dez phonemes. 
B) types of sig. 
C) comparable to vowels in spoken language. 
D) interchangeable with one another and have no impact on the meaning of the sign.

There are no minimal pairs in American Sign Language.

In the Comoro Islands, household space is often divided into areas separated by

For Americans, personal space typically ranges ________.

The term used to describe hand shape and orientation in phonemic analysis of American Sign language is

Which statement below is true of American Sign Language?

The term coined by anthropologist Ray Birdwhist ell in the 1950s to describe the study of body movements is

Edward T. Hall proposed four kinds of proxemically relevant spaces, or body distances, that could be compared between cultures. In order from smallest (closest)to largest (furthest), they are

Describe how social factors such as gender and power affect nonverbal behavior in U.S. culture (or another culture that you know well).

Sign language components, such as different kinds of hand shape, placement, and movement, used to be called "cheremes," but nowadays they are referred to as

According to Hickey and Thompson, the invisible bubble that surrounds the modern cowboy is oversized by "typical" American standards.

Kinesic systems do not evolve and change over time like language.

What is the big difference between spoken languages and signed languages?

The term used to describe hand placement in phonemic analysis of American Sign Language is

Gestures that convey emotion, such as smiles or frowns, are called

S ign language never has its own grammar. Instead its grammar is copied from whatever spoken language it is model ed after. Example: A SL uses English grammar.

Many users of spoken languages consider sign languages "artificial," not "natural". Discuss the basis of this belief, and, using the tools of linguistic anthropology, identify the support for the idea that sign languages may be natural languages.

According to recent research by linguistic anthropologists, sign language

Most ________ appear to mimic the syntax of the spoken language of the communities that use them.

Gestures that facilitate the release of body tension, such as the nervous foot-shuffling of people who would probably rather be leaving, are called

Flat hand, fist hand, index hand, and cupped hand in ASL are

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Exam 5: Silent Languages

There are no minimal pairs in American Sign Language.

In the Comoro Islands, household space is often divided into areas separated by

For Americans, personal space typically ranges ________.

The term used to describe hand shape and orientation in phonemic analysis of American Sign language is

Which statement below is true of American Sign Language?

The term coined by anthropologist Ray Birdwhist ell in the 1950s to describe the study of body movements is

Edward T. Hall proposed four kinds of proxemically relevant spaces, or body distances, that could be compared between cultures. In order from smallest (closest)to largest (furthest), they are

Describe how social factors such as gender and power affect nonverbal behavior in U.S. culture (or another culture that you know well).

Sign language components, such as different kinds of hand shape, placement, and movement, used to be called "cheremes," but nowadays they are referred to as

According to Hickey and Thompson, the invisible bubble that surrounds the modern cowboy is oversized by "typical" American standards.

Kinesic systems do not evolve and change over time like language.

What is the big difference between spoken languages and signed languages?

The term used to describe hand placement in phonemic analysis of American Sign Language is

Gestures that convey emotion, such as smiles or frowns, are called

S ign language never has its own grammar. Instead its grammar is copied from whatever spoken language it is model ed after. Example: A SL uses English grammar.

Many users of spoken languages consider sign languages "artificial," not "natural". Discuss the basis of this belief, and, using the tools of linguistic anthropology, identify the support for the idea that sign languages may be natural languages.

According to recent research by linguistic anthropologists, sign language

Most ________ appear to mimic the syntax of the spoken language of the communities that use them.

Gestures that facilitate the release of body tension, such as the nervous foot-shuffling of people who would probably rather be leaving, are called

Flat hand, fist hand, index hand, and cupped hand in ASL are

Linguistic Anthropology

Language and Culture

The Sounds of Language

Words and Sentences

Language in Action

Writing and Literacy

How and When Is Language Possible

Change and Choice

Doing Linguistic Anthropology

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